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Undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for federally funded full health coverage (Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare) and cannot get Marketplace subsidies; federal “Emergency Medicaid” reimburses only...
Courts and advocates have challenged a wide range of ICE practices as unconstitutional — from warrantless detentions and courthouse arrests to detention conditions, mandatory no‑bond policies, biometr...
Available reporting and advocacy tallies indicate thousands of people have been reported “missing” from ICE/DHS public records since early 2025: a crowd‑sourced tracker claims 5,784 disappeared beginn...
ICE does not publish a simple, public rule saying that state-issued driver’s licenses or non‑passport state IDs are proof of U.S. citizenship; federal guidance and reporting indicate driver’s licenses...
U.S. citizens are and can invoke constitutional protections when stopped by ICE, but practical realities make carrying or having ready access to documentary proof of citizenship strongly advisable. Of...
U.S. citizens are not under a single, across‑the‑board legal duty to carry identification at all times; instead federal law requires presenting ID in specific circumstances such as boarding domestic a...
Legal experts, advocacy groups, and congressional Democrats say many of President Trump’s early actions have been unlawful or unconstitutional—courts have already blocked some orders and a judge calle...
States require original documents that prove identity, age and U.S. citizenship or lawful status to issue REAL ID credentials — commonly a U.S. passport, a certified U.S. birth certificate, a Certific...
As of the sources provided, a majority of reporting distinguishes ordinary state driver’s licenses (19 states + DC as of 2023–2025 reporting) from federally regulated commercial driver’s licenses (CDL...
Government figures and multiple news investigations show a sharp uptick in removals and arrests in 2025, with DHS claiming “more than 527,000” removals and department releases touting over 2 million d...
As of mid‑2025, reporting and advocacy groups most often cite 19 states — plus the District of Columbia (and in some references Puerto Rico) — that allow some form of standard driver’s licenses or dri...
Undocumented immigrants’ access to commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) is : a cluster of states that issue driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status generally allow applicants to pursue CDLs ...
Yes — lawful permanent residents (green card holders) can be placed in removal (deportation) proceedings for a range of reasons including criminal convictions, fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining ...
Available reporting and policy summaries show no clear, consistent decade-long, national comparison of SNAP, TANF and Medicaid enrollment specifically for Somali immigrants versus other immigrant grou...
Nineteen U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, currently permit some or all undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses or driving privilege cards, according to multiple ...
The “five‑year bar” generally requires people with a newly obtained “qualified” immigration status to wait five years before they can access federally funded Medicaid/CHIP and some other programs, but...
Multiple news outlets and legal trackers document numerous instances where courts, state attorneys general, or legal experts have challenged actions or orders from President Donald Trump’s 2025 admini...
Yes — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can and does detain lawful permanent residents (green card holders) without first obtaining a judicial arrest warrant; ICE bases detention on immig...
Immigration agents can ask for and rely on identification during encounters, and state driver's licenses and IDs are a common form of ID that ICE and other federal agencies use or access . TSA accepts...
Republicans, with President Trump’s active support, turned several high-profile campaign priorities into law in his first year (2025–2026): a large reconciliation package known as the One Big Beautifu...